Remembering Abigail Adams for Women’s History Month
By Jane Cook on March 30, 2020
To help celebrate Women’s History Month, Jane Hampton Cook gives context to Abigail Adams’s letter to her husband John to “Remember the Ladies.”.. (Read More)
Category: History
Plymouth Colony Facts: Learn the Truth about Your Pilgrim Ancestors
By Sarah Stevens on March 27, 2020
Let’s get the facts straight! Where was Plymouth Colony and who founded it? We’re confirming all Plymouth Colony facts now... (Read More)
Health Tips from Our Ancestors: The 1918 Flu Pandemic
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on March 24, 2020
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to learn health and safety tips that our ancestors used to cope with the 1918 Flu Pandemic... (Read More)
In the 1st U.S. Epidemic, Alexander Hamilton Leveraged Newspapers to Save Lives
By Jane Cook on March 18, 2020
Jane Hampton Cook writes about the Yellow Fever Epidemic that hit Philadelphia in 1793, very relevant in light of the current Coronavirus pandemic... (Read More)
How Many People Were on the Mayflower?
By Sarah Stevens on March 11, 2020
We’re revealing just how many people came over on the Mayflower. Read on to learn more!.. (Read More)
Second Boston Tea Party Held – in 1956!
By Melissa Berry on February 19, 2020
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a little-known episode in American history: a tongue-in-cheek “Second Boston Tea Party” in 1956... (Read More)
Would Valentine’s Day in 1916 Give Women the Vote?
By Jane Cook on February 13, 2020
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook writes about a tactic used by suffragists in 1916: sending valentines to politicians urging support for women’s suffrage... (Read More)
On This Day, 15th Amendment Ratified: Voting Rights for ‘Men of Color’
By Tony Pettinato on February 3, 2020
On 3 February 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing voting rights to “men of color” citizens... (Read More)
75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
By Tony Pettinato on January 27, 2020
An article – in honor of today being International Holocaust Remembrance Day – about Soviet troops liberating Auschwitz on 27 January 1945... (Read More)
